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Question 1001Single Answer
The title of the Brundtland Report is
  1. A
    'Caring and Sharing'
  2. B
    'Caring for Earth'
  3. C
    'Environment-Friendly Resource Consumption'
  4. D
    'Our Common Future'
Question 1002Single Answer
The Munda and the Oraon of the Chota Nagpur who live close to each other and share much of their cultural life, belong to which speech group, respectively ?
  1. A
    Austric and Dravidian speech group
  2. B
    Mongoloid and Mediterranean speech group
  3. C
    Negrito and Nordic speech group
  4. D
    Western Brachycephals and Mongoloids speech group
Question 1003Single Answer
Which village was studied by Andre Beteille in his work on 'Caste, Class and Power' ?
  1. A
    Kumbapettai
  2. B
    Mohana
  3. C
    Rampura
  4. D
    Sripuram
Question 1004Single Answer
Given below are two statements.
Statement I : According to A Schutz, the world of everyday life is not permeated by the epoch of the natural attitude.
Statement II : All the objects of the Social World are constituted within a framework of familiarity and pre - acquaintanceship. In light of the above statements,
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. B
    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. C
    Statement I is correct. but Statement II is incorrect
  4. D
    Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct
Question 1005Single Answer
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Eradicating poverty in all its forms including extreme poverty is the greatest global challenge
Reason (R) : It is an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. In light of the above statements,
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
  2. B
    (A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
  3. C
    Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  4. D
    Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Question 1006Single Answer
Which among the following are not the works of Irawati Karve ?
I. Hindu Society: An Interpretation
II. Hierarchy and Marriage Alliance in South India
III. Religious Consciousness
IV. Kinship Organisation in India
V. Yuganta: The End of an Epoch
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I and III
  2. B
    I and IV
  3. C
    II and III
  4. D
    II and III
Question 1007Single Answer
Which one of the following is not a harbinger of cultural change ?
1. Contact with other cultures
2. Cultural conditioning
3. Revolution
4. Spread of cultural traits
Which one of the following is not a harbinger of cultural change ?
  1. A
    Contact with other cultures
  2. B
    Cultural conditioning
  3. C
    Revolution
  4. D
    Spread of cultural traits
Question 1008Single Answer
The concept of Habitus as a basis for a cultural approach to structural inequality with a focus on the embodiment of cultural representation in human habits and routines was originally used by
  1. A
    Anthony Giddens
  2. B
    Norbert Elias
  3. C
    Pierre Bourdieu
  4. D
    Richard Jenkin
Question 1009Single Answer
The reasoning which proceeds from a general truth to a particular truth is called
  1. A
    Deductive
  2. B
    Inductive
  3. C
    Prediction
  4. D
    Premise
Question 1010Single Answer
Distinct economic systems that are characterised by a specific set of relations of production combined with forms of productive forces is called
  1. A
    Instruments of production
  2. B
    Means of production
  3. C
    Mode of production
  4. D
    Relations of production
Question 1011Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Books)                                                                List - II (Authors)
A. The Elementary Forms of Religious Life                                      I. MN Srinivas
B. Religion and Society among Coorgs of South India                      II. A Krober
C. The Science of Culture                                                              III. Emile Durkheim
D. The Nature of Culture                                                                IV. Leslie White
Choose the correct answer from the options given
  1. A
    A B C D
    I II III IV
  2. B
    I III II IV
  3. C
    III I IV II
  4. D
    IV III I II
Question 1012Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Ideas)                                     List - II (Explanation)
A. Analytic Hermeneutics                       I. Meaning determines reference and our understanding of the being of entities
B. Hermeneutic Realism                         II. Methodology of interpretation
C. Hermeneutic Idealism                        III. Combining analytic philosophy with hermeneutics
D. Hermeneutics                                   IV. Nature in itself and Science provides an explanation
Choose the correct answer from the option given below :
  1. A
    A B C D
    I II IV III
  2. B
    III I IV II
  3. C
    III IV I II
  4. D
    IV II III I
Question 1013Single Answer
According to new ideas in the industry
  1. A
    Human work is no longer considered as a pure economic activity
  2. B
    Worker is not supposed to work only for the sake of wages
  3. C
    Both (1) and (2)
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 1014Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Thinkers)                                          List - II (Works)
A. Radha Kamal Mukherji                 I. Buddha and Karl Marx
B. GS Ghurye                                 II. Village, Caste, Gender and Method
C. BR Ambedkar                             III. The Land Problems of India
D. MN Srinivas                                IV. Social Tensions in India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    A B C D
    I IV III II
  2. B
    II IV I III
  3. C
    III IV III
  4. D
    IV II III I
Question 1015Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Books)                                                                                                 List - II (Authors)
A. Social Change                                                                                             I. Neil J Smelser
B. The Sociology of Economic                                                                          II. William J Goode
C. The Family                                                                                                 III. Wilbert E Moore
D. Social Stratification: The Forms and Functions of Inequality Life                      IV. Melvin Tumin
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    A B C D
    I II III IV
  2. B
    III I II IV
  3. C
    III II I IV
  4. D
    IV III II I
Question 1016Single Answer
Which of the following are true about the sociology of consumption ?
I. Focus on material culture
II. Focus on mass culture
III. New approach to the analysis of equality and political power
IV. Largely emerging from capitalist societies
V. New approach to the analysis of inequality and political alignments
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II, III and IV
  2. B
    I, II, IV and V
  3. C
    I, III, IV and V
  4. D
    II, III, IV and V
Question 1017Single Answer
Who gave the concept of 'plastic sexuality'?
  1. A
    Anthony Giddens
  2. B
    Ulrich Beck
  3. C
    David Matthew
  4. D
    Zygmunt Bauman
Question 1018Single Answer
Count Joseph Arthur de Gobineau is well known for his work on which of the following ?
  1. A
    Ethnicity
  2. B
    Gender
  3. C
    Migration
  4. D
    Racism
Question 1019Single Answer
Who emphasised the significance of the dialectical model in studying rural society ?
  1. A
    AB Mukherji
  2. B
    PN Mukherji
  3. C
    Ramkrishna Mukherjee
  4. D
    Sudipta Mukherjee
Question 1020Single Answer
Who defined class as 'when a number of people have in common, a specific causal component of their life chances' ?
  1. A
    Antonio Gramsci
  2. B
    Friedrich Engels
  3. C
    Karl Marx
  4. D
    Max Weber
Question 1021Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Concepts)                                          List - II (Sociologists)
A. Proletariat                                                    I. WH Wiser
B. Spirit of Capitalism                                       II. Emile Durkheim
C. Division of Labour                                         III. Karl Marx
D. Exchange (Jajmani system)                          IV. Max Weber
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    A B C D
    I II III IV
  2. B
    II III IV I
  3. C
    III IV II I
  4. D
    IV I II III
Question 1022Single Answer
Arrange the following three stages proposed by August Comte in the proper sequence.
I. Theological stage
II. Positive stage
III. Metaphysical stage
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II, III
  2. B
    I, III, II
  3. C
    II, III, I
  4. D
    III, II, I
Question 1023Single Answer
Within the feminist movement, a wide and diverse range of theories have emerged. Arrange these perspectives in sequence
I. Marxist feminism
II. Post - Modern feminism
III. Liberal feminism
IV. Black feminism
V. Radical feminism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, III, II, V, IV
  2. B
    II, I, V, III, IV
  3. C
    III, I, V, IV, II
  4. D
    V, IV, III, II, I
Question 1024Single Answer
According to Ivan Illich, schools have developed, which of the following four basic functions ?
I. Provision of custodial care
II. Distribution of people within occupational rules
III. Learning of dominant values
IV. Promote equality or the development of individual creativity
V. Acquisition of society approved skills and knowledge Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II, III and IV
  2. B
    I, II, III and V
  3. C
    II, III, IV and V
  4. D
    IV, III, II and I
Question 1025Single Answer
Which of the following are the four institutional imperatives, according to Robert K. Merton ?
I. Universalism
II. Particularism
III. Communism
IV. Disinterestedness
V. Organised scepticism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    I, II, III and IV
  2. B
    I, II, IV and V
  3. C
    I, III, IV and V
  4. D
    II, III, IV and V
Question 1026Single Answer
Which two of the following major greenhouse gases contribute to global warming ?
I. Nitrous oxide
II. Carbon dioxide
III. Methane
IV. Chlorofluorocarbons
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I and III
  2. B
    I and IV
  3. C
    II and III
  4. D
    II and IV
Question 1027Single Answer
Levi-Strauss interpreted the sign systems of 'Primitive Culture' examining everything from the ___________
  1. A
    Caste structure
  2. B
    Class structure
  3. C
    Kinship structure
  4. D
    Racial system
Question 1028Single Answer
If nephews and nieces are brought up in their maternal uncle's family, the arrangement is referred to as
  1. A
    Avunculocal residence
  2. B
    Matrilocal residence
  3. C
    Neolocal residence
  4. D
    Patrilocal residence
Question 1029Single Answer
Who said, 'empty land sitting useless - if homeless people can live there, what is wrong' ?
  1. A
    JE Perlman
  2. B
    R Neurwirth
  3. C
    Ratna N Rao
  4. D
    V Dupont
Question 1030Single Answer
Of the following, what are the causes of the weakening of the Nation - State ?
I. Rise of post - national membership
II. Increasing significance of transnational corporations
III. Decrease of political interest in the rights of 'first nations'
IV. The growing strength of supranational institutions
V. Smooth process of governance
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II and IV
  2. B
    I, III and IV
  3. C
    II, IV and V
  4. D
    III, IV and V
Question 1031Single Answer
Depletion of the ozone layer in the stratosphere is responsible for
  1. A
    Cholera
  2. B
    Increase in Carbon dioxide
  3. C
    Increase in Sulphur dioxide
  4. D
    Skin cancer
Question 1032Single Answer
Which one of the following environmentalists got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2004 for contribution to Sustainable Development, Democracy and Peace ?
  1. A
    Anil Agarwal
  2. B
    MC Mehta
  3. C
    Sundarlal Bahuguna
  4. D
    Wangari Maathai
Question 1033Single Answer
Which two of the following are the cleanest cities of India, as per the Government of India Survey of 2020 ?
I. Chandigarh
II. Indore
III. Navi Mumbai
IV. Surat
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I and III
  2. B
    I and IV
  3. C
    II and III
  4. D
    II and IV
Question 1034Single Answer
Who has first proposed 'Semiology' as a scientific study of signs in society ?
  1. A
    Claude Levi - Strauss
  2. B
    Ferdinand de Saussure
  3. C
    Roland Barthes
  4. D
    Stuart Hall
Question 1035Single Answer
Achievement, Self - discipline and Individualism that are instrumental on task - oriented represent, which type of societies ?
  1. A
    Advanced societies
  2. B
    Folk societies
  3. C
    Peasant societies
  4. D
    Small societies
Question 1036Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II .
List - I (Author)                                                    List - II (Books)
A. C Geertz                                          I. Staying Alive Women, Ecology and Development
B. A Agarwal                                        II. Agricultural Involution The Process of Ecological Change in Indonesia
C. V Shiva                                           III. Environmentality
D. G A.Cajeta                                      IV. Indigenous Community Rekindling the Teaching of the Seventh Fire
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    A B C D
    I II III IV
  2. B
    II III I IV
  3. C
    III I II IV
  4. D
    IV III II I
Question 1037Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I (Thinkers)                               List - II (Concepts)
A. Robert Michels                               I. Power as Domination
B. Steven Lukes                                 II. Power as Dependency and Domination
C. Anthony Giddens                           III. The Iron Law of Oligarchy
D. Michael Foucault                           IV. Power as Human Agency
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
  1. A
    A B C D
    I III IV II
  2. B
    II I III IV
  3. C
    III IV II I
  4. D
    IV II I III
Question 1038Single Answer
Which term is used to refer to the characteristics or properties of the studied object ?
  1. A
    Concepts
  2. B
    Ethics
  3. C
    Hypothesis/es
  4. D
    Research questions
Question 1039Single Answer
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I                                                              List - II
               (Book/Works)                                                     (Sociologists)
A. Research Methods in Social Relations                          I. Goode and Hatt
B. Methods in Social Research                                        II. Schuessler and Mueller
C. The Rules of Sociological Method                                III. Seltiz, Jahoda et. al.
D. Statistical Reasoning in Sociology                              IV. Emile Durkheim
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    A B C D
    I II III IV
  2. B
    II III IV I
  3. C
    III I IV II
  4. D
    III IV I II
Question 1040Single Answer
Robin Cohen argued for which of the following categories of diaspora ?
I. Victim
II. Imperial
III. Labour
IV. Culture
V. Community
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II, III and IV
  2. B
    II, V, I and III
  3. C
    III, IV, V and II
  4. D
    V, III, II and I
Question 1041Single Answer
According to Manuel Castells, Informational Revolution is
I. A network society
II. A new social order
III. Legitimation crisis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I and II
  2. B
    I and III
  3. C
    I and III
  4. D
    Only III
Question 1042Single Answer
Michel Foucault has used, which of the following concepts ?
I. Governmentality and Bio - politics
II. Bio - politics and Lifeworld
III. Sovereignty and Discipline
IV. Archaeology of Discourse and Solidarity given
Choose the correct answer from the options below :
  1. A
    I and II
  2. B
    I and III
  3. C
    I and IV
  4. D
    II and III
Question 1043Single Answer
'All truths are ideologically biased, all truths ultimately reflect the interest and biases of social groups', whose views are these ?
  1. A
    Charles Lemert
  2. B
    Clifford Geertz
  3. C
    Karl Mannheim
  4. D
    Karl Marx
Question 1044Single Answer
According to Pippa Norris, the concept of the digital divide encompasses, which three of the following distinct aspects ?
I. Global divide
II. Local divide
III. Social divide
IV. Democratic divide
V. Economic divide
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    I, II and III
  2. B
    I, III and IV
  3. C
    II, IV and V
  4. D
    III, IV and V
Question 1045Single Answer
Clifford Geertz's framework of Symbolic Anthropology accepts, which of the following ?
I. Conception of culture in the non - semiotic form.
II. Prime attention to the role of symbols in constructing the public meaning.
III. Analysis of culture is on an experimental basis
IV. Symbolic forms by which men communicate, perpetuate and develop their knowledge about and attitudes towards life.
V. Role of anthropologists to interpret the guiding symbols of each culture.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
  1. A
    I, II and III
  2. B
    II, IV and V
  3. C
    II, III and IV
  4. D
    III, IV and V
Question 1046Single Answer
Which of the following scholar(s) has not emphasised the term 'Underclass' ?
I. J Goldthorpe
II. M Savage
III. C Murray
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
  1. A
    I and II
  2. B
    Only I
  3. C
    Only II
  4. D
    Only III
Question 1047Single Answer
Which book on research methodology was written by Emile Durkheim that is considered one of his first works ?
  1. A
    Methods in Social Research
  2. B
    Research Methodology in Social Sciences
  3. C
    Research Methods in Social Relations
  4. D
    Rules of Sociological Method
Question 1048Single Answer
Arrange the writings of Durkheim in chronological order.
I. Moral Education
II. The Division of Labour
III. The Rules of Sociological Method
IV. Suicide
V. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
  1. A
    I, III, IV, II, V
  2. B
    II, III, IV, V, I
  3. C
    III, II, V, I, IV
  4. D
    IV, V, III, II, I
Question 1049Single Answer
Wangala village in Mysore was studied by which scholar ?
  1. A
    AC Mayer
  2. B
    HS Dhillon
  3. C
    M Opler
  4. D
    TS Epstein
Question 1050Single Answer
According to R Wallis, the three broad categories: World - affirming, World - rejecting and World-accomodating movements are associated with which of the following ?
  1. A
    A value - oriented movement
  2. B
    New age movement
  3. C
    New religious movement
  4. D
    New social movement
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